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ASUS Vivobook S16 16" Mist Blue
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with a 13 TOPS NPU drives AI-accelerated tasks on a vivid 16-inch 2.8K OLED display with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate and 600 nits peak brightness. At just 1.50kg, this laptop combines a full port selection including dual Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7 with a color-accurate 100% DCI-P3 panel in a highly portable chassis. It is best for developers and business users who need a lightweight, large-screen machine for AI-assisted workflows and color-critical work on the go.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
64 Overall Score
Price $1,412
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook S16 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook S16 16" | 88 | 11.6 | 80.9 | 85.7 | 82 | 42.4 | 67.4 | 59.6 | 86.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.2 | 72.6 | 66.3 | 87.5 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 99.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.4 | 80.3 | 85.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.4 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.5 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 97.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.5 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 | 86 |
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